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The Expanse: Tiamat's Wrath

Published in 2019, Tiamat's Wrath is the eighth Expanse novel by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, writing together as James...

Modern Space Opera Series Resistance

9.08 Excellent

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Diaspora

Greg Egan's 1997 hard science fiction novel imagines a far future in which humanity exists in several forms, including b...

Modern Hard SF Far Future Greg Egan

9.08 Excellent

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Permutation City

Permutation City is a science fiction novel by Australian author Greg Egan, published in 1994. It explores questions of...

Modern Simulation Hard SF Identity

9.02 Excellent

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The Expanse: Nemesis Games

The fifth Expanse novel, published in 2015, separates the Rocinante's crew and brings their individual histories into th...

Action Modern Space Opera Series

8.91 Great

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The Expanse: Leviathan Falls

Leviathan Falls is a science fiction novel published in 2021 by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of co-authors Daniel Abr...

Modern Space Opera Series Conclusion

8.86 Great

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Second Foundation

Published in 1953, Isaac Asimov's Second Foundation completes the original Foundation trilogy by turning attention towar...

Classic Series Psychohistory Isaac Asimov

8.78 Great

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Dragon's Egg

Dragon's Egg is a 1980 hard science fiction novel by American physicist Robert L. Forward. Set on the surface of a neutr...

Classic Hard SF Neutron Star Robert Forward

8.62 Great

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The Expanse: Persepolis Rising

Persepolis Rising is a science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of writers Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck,...

Modern Space Opera Series Empire

8.55 Great

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The Expanse: Leviathan Wakes

Leviathan Wakes is a science fiction novel published in 2011 and written by James S. A. Corey, the joint pen name of aut...

Modern Space Opera Series Hard SF

8.45 Great

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Judas Unchained

Judas Unchained is a 2005 science fiction novel by British author Peter F. Hamilton, serving as the concluding volume of...

Modern Space Opera Hard SF Sequel

8.43 Great

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The Expanse: Caliban's War

Caliban's War is a 2012 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of collaborators Daniel Abraham and Ty...

Space Opera Series Hard SF Sequel

8.34 Great

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Pandora's Star

Pandora's Star is a 2004 science fiction space opera by British author Peter F. Hamilton, the first novel in the two-boo...

Modern Space Opera Series Hard SF

8.34 Great

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The Expanse: Abaddon's Gate

Abaddon's Gate is a 2013 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the joint pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck....

Space Opera Series Hard SF Sequel

8.27 Great

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Starfish

Starfish is a 1999 science fiction novel by Canadian author Peter Watts, serving as the first book in the Rifters trilog...

Series Hard SF Ocean Genetic Engineering

8.13 Great

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To Your Scattered Bodies Go

To Your Scattered Bodies Go is a 1971 science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer and the first book in the Riverworld s...

Classic Series Resurrection Philip Jose Farmer

8.05 Great

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We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) is a science fiction novel by Canadian author Dennis E. Taylor, published in 2016. The story...

Modern Humor Hard SF Dennis E Taylor

8.03 Great

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The Dreaming Void

The Dreaming Void is a science fiction novel by British author Peter F. Hamilton, published in 2007 as the first book in...

Modern Space Opera Series Hard SF

7.78 Good

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Existence

Existence is a 2012 hard-science-fiction novel by American author David Brin. Its story begins with the discovery of an...

Modern Hard SF First Contact Near Future

6.86 Fair

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The Garden of Rama

The Garden of Rama is a science-fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee, published in 1991. It is the third boo...

Series Hard SF Sequel Alien

5.37 Mediocre

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Rama Revealed

Rama Revealed is a science-fiction novel published in 1993 and credited to Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee. It is the fo...

Series Hard SF Alien Conclusion

5.16 Mediocre